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FDA Panel OKs Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpiling

(770kkob) A vaccine for the H5N1 avian flu, or bird flu, has been approved by a panel of experts to be stockpiled for emergency use in case of a pandemic. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 14-0 in favor that the vaccine, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Quebec, was in compliance with  Read More »

Texas Biomed files patent for a novel HIV vaccine strategy

(EurekAlert) The Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio has applied for a patent for a genetically-engineered vaccine strategy to prevent HIV infection that targets the outer layers of body structures that are the first sites of contact with the virus. Designed to be a single dose and last a lifetime, the vaccine will lead  Read More »

Plum Island developing vaccines to keep world safe from diseases

(West Hartford News) It may be intriguing when talking about the nation’s only research lab for highly-infectious foreign animal diseases to bounce around conspiracy theories about Lyme disease, West Nile virus and the infamous “Montauk Monster,” all of which some people say originated there. But scientists involved in research at the Plum Island Animal Disease  Read More »

Experts Warn of Reduced Resources for WMD Response

(Global Security Newswire) A government-ordered report released on Thursday found that federal resources dedicated to preparing the United States to respond and withstand a WMD attack had been reduced in a number of areas. The study produced by the Aspen Institute at the request of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano raises the question of whether  Read More »

Study finds how bacteria inactivate immune defenses

(EurekAlert) A new study by researchers at Imperial College London has identified a way in which Salmonella bacteria, which cause gastroenteritis and typhoid fever, counteract the defence mechanisms of human cells. One way in which our cells fight off infections is by engulfing the smaller bacterial cells and then attacking them with toxic enzymes contained  Read More »

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